Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
[Census metropolitan area] 		Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 912,300 442,470 469,830
English only 286,275 143,255 143,025 813,480 398,950 414,530
French only 1,472,060 662,855 809,205 705 305 400
English and French 2,231,540 1,150,975 1,080,565 95,380 41,925 53,460
Neither English nor French 63,480 25,175 38,305 2,735 1,295 1,440
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 912,295 442,470 469,830
English 765,805 382,720 383,080 879,465 426,535 452,930
French 2,980,955 1,448,725 1,532,235 28,490 13,890 14,600
English and French 244,955 126,535 118,415 1,760 825 930
Neither English nor French 61,645 24,280 37,365 2,585 1,215 1,365
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 888,280 445,990 442,290 29,370 14,300 15,070
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 21.9 22.5 21.4 3.2 3.2 3.2
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 912,295 442,470 469,830
Single responses 3,907,510 1,909,450 1,998,060 904,240 438,550 465,690
Official languages 2,996,905 1,467,115 1,529,795 859,690 416,245 443,445
English 444,955 222,890 222,065 830,220 401,980 428,240
French 2,551,955 1,244,225 1,307,730 29,465 14,265 15,205
Non-official languages 910,605 442,335 468,270 44,550 22,305 22,245
Aboriginal languages 755 275 480 4,290 2,020 2,270
Algonquian languages 370 145 225 4,210 1,985 2,225
Blackfoot 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 320 120 200 15 10 5
Atikamekw 30 10 25 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 70 25 45 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 15 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 50 20 30 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 5 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 140 50 90 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 5 15 4,190 1,975 2,215
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 5
Mi'kmaq 20 5 10 4,185 1,970 2,215
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 20 10 10 5 5
Algonquin 30 20 15 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 5 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 5 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 5 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 270 70 195 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 225 60 170 55 30 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 10 0 5
Iroquoian languages 75 40 40 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 70 35 35 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 15 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 909,845 442,055 467,790 40,260 20,285 19,975
Afro-Asiatic languages 176,965 92,830 84,135 7,760 4,275 3,480
Berber languages 18,945 10,025 8,915 10 10 0
Kabyle 11,315 5,975 5,335 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,625 4,050 3,580 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 760 365 395 130 65 65
Bilen 10 10 5 5 0 0
Oromo 5 5 0 60 30 25
Somali 725 340 385 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 15 5 5
Semitic languages 157,015 82,305 74,715 7,615 4,205 3,415
Amharic 665 310 355 115 50 65
Arabic 151,955 79,715 72,240 7,110 3,950 3,165
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 125 65 60 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 0 0 5
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 3,810 1,990 1,820 210 115 95
Maltese 15 5 10 15 10 5
Tigrigna 340 165 180 140 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 245 140 110 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,385 15,675 17,715 505 245 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,945 3,690 4,255 5 5 5
Vietnamese 25,430 11,975 13,450 490 240 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,215 7,315 12,895 2,235 940 1,300
Bikol 110 35 75 5 5 5
Cebuano 760 250 510 150 60 90
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 400 130 275 25 10 15
Ilocano 2,035 740 1,295 55 15 40
Malagasy 825 385 440 0 5 0
Malay 605 235 370 55 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 200 90 110 15 5 5
Pangasinan 90 40 50 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 14,865 5,275 9,590 1,905 810 1,090
Waray-Waray 50 10 35 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 120 160 20 10 15
Creole languages 54,205 23,910 30,300 95 60 35
Haitian Creole 1,965 930 1,035 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 51,325 22,520 28,805 35 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 915 460 460 55 35 20
Dravidian languages 14,695 7,335 7,365 1,010 595 420
Kannada 230 125 105 40 20 15
Malayalam 405 215 190 365 205 165
Tamil 13,490 6,650 6,835 315 185 130
Telugu 555 335 215 285 180 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 493,565 239,965 253,600 18,590 9,320 9,270
Albanian 2,455 1,250 1,205 275 130 140
Armenian 16,170 7,835 8,335 35 30 10
Balto-Slavic languages 58,295 26,270 32,025 3,470 1,645 1,830
Baltic languages 725 265 455 100 35 60
Latvian 235 90 150 50 20 30
Lithuanian 485 180 305 45 15 30
Slavic languages 57,570 26,005 31,570 3,375 1,610 1,765
Belarusan 70 40 25 5 5 5
Bosnian 455 220 230 120 60 65
Bulgarian 6,395 3,095 3,295 55 25 30
Croatian 1,865 930 935 225 105 115
Czech 1,175 540 635 205 105 100
Macedonian 175 90 90 20 10 15
Polish 12,185 5,280 6,905 795 365 435
Russian 26,370 11,785 14,585 1,285 615 670
Serbian 1,890 930 955 115 60 65
Serbo-Croatian 655 305 345 80 40 40
Slovak 900 385 510 100 45 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 690 310 375 35 15 15
Ukrainian 4,640 2,025 2,610 320 155 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 65 65 5 5 5
Celtic languages 110 65 45 185 80 100
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 145 65 85
Welsh 25 10 15 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 10 5 5
Germanic languages 21,470 10,340 11,130 5,700 2,800 2,900
Afrikaans 90 40 50 120 55 60
Danish 300 145 155 160 105 60
Dutch 1,820 920 900 1,620 815 805
Frisian 5 5 5 35 20 15
German 9,235 4,195 5,040 3,435 1,645 1,790
Icelandic 60 25 30 45 20 20
Norwegian 145 70 70 110 60 50
Swedish 445 205 245 110 45 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 310 125 185 25 10 10
Yiddish 8,960 4,545 4,410 20 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 55 50 20 5 15
Greek 37,710 18,830 18,885 760 390 365
Indo-Iranian languages 70,940 36,585 34,350 4,835 2,650 2,190
Indo-Aryan languages 43,890 22,860 21,030 3,385 1,895 1,490
Bengali 10,805 5,515 5,290 475 290 185
Gujarati 6,005 2,940 3,060 195 125 70
Hindi 2,905 1,565 1,335 745 445 300
Kashmiri 15 15 0 10 5 5
Konkani 110 60 50 5 5 5
Marathi 235 135 100 70 35 35
Nepali 350 170 180 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) 30 20 10 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,250 6,645 5,605 585 310 270
Sindhi 310 150 160 20 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 620 300 315 165 85 85
Urdu 10,260 5,335 4,925 575 330 245
Iranian languages 26,720 13,545 13,180 1,425 740 690
Kurdish 790 425 365 115 65 50
Pashto 1,190 625 560 80 45 35
Persian (Farsi) 24,740 12,485 12,255 1,230 630 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 330 185 145 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 286,425 138,790 147,635 3,335 1,605 1,730
Catalan 260 135 130 10 5 5
Italian 101,230 49,650 51,570 745 400 340
Portuguese 31,025 14,925 16,100 520 245 270
Romanian 33,050 15,835 17,215 225 110 120
Spanish 120,765 58,185 62,580 1,830 840 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 55 40 0 5 0
Japanese 2,065 635 1,430 360 100 260
Kartvelian languages 160 75 85 0 0 0
Georgian 160 80 85 5 0 0
Korean 4,865 2,160 2,710 1,095 475 620
Mongolic languages 185 75 110 5 5 5
Mongolian 185 75 110 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 19,245 9,725 9,520 630 325 305
Akan (Twi) 1,015 500 510 40 25 25
Bamanankan 975 530 445 15 5 5
Edo 70 40 25 5 0 5
Ewe 485 275 210 40 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,625 840 785 5 5 0
Ga 80 40 40 10 5 5
Ganda 20 5 10 20 5 15
Igbo 95 55 45 45 20 20
Lingala 1,970 920 1,050 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,700 790 905 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,425 640 790 50 15 30
Shona 75 40 35 30 15 15
Swahili 1,305 620 685 135 65 70
Wolof 2,440 1,305 1,135 10 10 0
Yoruba 205 130 80 65 35 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,755 2,990 2,765 140 75 70
Nilo-Saharan languages 170 95 70 75 40 40
Dinka 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 170 95 75 55 25 25
Sign languages 795 410 380 190 90 100
American Sign Language 50 25 20 85 40 50
Quebec Sign Language 435 210 225 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 315 180 140 105 50 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 71,705 33,385 38,320 6,665 3,335 3,330
Chinese languages 71,485 33,270 38,215 6,635 3,320 3,315
Cantonese 23,450 11,055 12,400 1,145 535 610
Hakka 460 205 255 20 5 15
Mandarin 40,195 18,570 21,625 4,640 2,325 2,315
Min Dong 25 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,105 1,435 1,675 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,020 450 575 50 30 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,140 1,510 1,635 645 365 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 220 110 110 30 15 20
Burmese 60 20 35 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 100 55 40 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 4,080 1,845 2,240 155 55 100
Lao 3,545 1,710 1,830 10 0 5
Thai 530 135 395 150 50 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 7,375 3,765 3,610 445 240 205
Azerbaijani 260 145 120 10 10 5
Turkish 6,625 3,390 3,235 305 165 140
Uyghur 190 95 100 5 5 5
Uzbek 125 65 65 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 10 10 0
Uralic languages 5,650 2,570 3,080 415 180 235
Estonian 170 65 105 40 20 25
Finnish 290 95 200 95 30 60
Hungarian 5,185 2,410 2,775 275 130 150
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 490 275 220 25 10 15
Multiple responses 145,850 72,810 73,040 8,060 3,920 4,140
English and French 47,150 23,885 23,265 3,445 1,600 1,850
English and non-official language 25,440 12,510 12,940 4,180 2,110 2,070
French and non-official language 56,960 28,035 28,925 225 115 105
English, French and non-official language 16,300 8,390 7,910 210 90 120
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 912,300 442,470 469,830
Single responses 3,784,235 1,850,955 1,933,280 900,755 436,755 464,000
Official languages 3,289,705 1,613,690 1,676,015 878,015 425,220 452,795
English 620,510 309,205 311,310 863,550 418,315 445,240
French 2,669,195 1,304,490 1,364,705 14,460 6,910 7,560
Non-official languages 494,525 237,260 257,265 22,740 11,540 11,205
Aboriginal languages 260 110 145 2,570 1,285 1,295
Algonquian languages 145 65 80 2,565 1,280 1,285
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 140 60 75 0 0 0
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 10 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 30 20 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 70 30 35 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 5 5 2,560 1,280 1,280
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 2,560 1,275 1,280
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 80 30 50 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 70 25 45 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 5 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 5
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 494,265 237,150 257,120 20,170 10,255 9,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 82,560 41,880 40,680 4,630 2,450 2,180
Berber languages 6,830 3,540 3,285 0 0 0
Kabyle 4,610 2,395 2,210 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,225 1,145 1,075 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 360 155 205 85 40 45
Bilen 5 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 20 25
Somali 350 150 200 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 10 10 5
Semitic languages 75,305 38,150 37,150 4,540 2,405 2,130
Amharic 315 145 170 55 25 30
Arabic 72,985 36,985 35,995 4,260 2,270 1,990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 90 50 40 0 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 5 5 0 0
Hebrew 1,680 865 810 125 70 55
Maltese 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 190 85 100 95 40 55
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 35 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 23,425 10,940 12,480 330 160 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,720 2,160 2,560 0 0 0
Vietnamese 18,700 8,785 9,915 330 165 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,405 3,780 5,625 1,140 550 585
Bikol 15 10 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 220 100 120 55 20 35
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 125 55 70 5 5 5
Ilocano 740 305 435 15 5 5
Malagasy 260 135 125 0 0 0
Malay 165 80 85 0 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 35 30 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,750 3,040 4,710 1,065 520 545
Waray-Waray 15 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 0 0 0
Creole languages 19,975 8,450 11,520 35 20 20
Haitian Creole 775 345 430 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 18,775 7,915 10,865 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 420 190 225 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 11,330 5,555 5,775 425 240 185
Kannada 140 80 65 15 5 10
Malayalam 190 90 95 140 75 60
Tamil 10,670 5,185 5,485 140 80 60
Telugu 325 190 130 125 80 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 271,930 130,410 141,520 7,410 3,715 3,690
Albanian 1,445 710 730 110 60 55
Armenian 11,835 5,600 6,235 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 35,205 16,555 18,650 1,405 680 720
Baltic languages 165 70 95 30 10 15
Latvian 65 30 30 10 5 10
Lithuanian 100 40 60 15 5 10
Slavic languages 35,040 16,485 18,555 1,375 675 700
Belarusan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Bosnian 260 125 135 65 30 30
Bulgarian 4,750 2,320 2,435 25 15 10
Croatian 775 365 415 65 25 40
Czech 375 180 200 45 25 20
Macedonian 110 55 50 0 0 0
Polish 5,400 2,430 2,970 235 105 125
Russian 19,390 9,180 10,215 785 385 390
Serbian 1,065 525 540 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 265 125 140 30 15 10
Slovak 215 105 110 20 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 90 130 0 0 0
Ukrainian 2,160 970 1,190 55 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 5 5 0
Celtic languages 20 15 0 60 35 30
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 60 35 30
Welsh 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 8,705 4,415 4,295 1,490 725 760
Afrikaans 10 10 10 30 15 15
Danish 40 20 20 15 0 15
Dutch 245 115 130 135 70 70
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 1,585 715 865 1,225 600 625
Icelandic 35 15 20 30 10 15
Norwegian 15 10 5 20 5 10
Swedish 80 40 45 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 15 5 5 5
Yiddish 6,665 3,485 3,175 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 15 5 10
Greek 18,255 8,720 9,530 270 135 130
Indo-Iranian languages 49,790 24,980 24,810 2,815 1,475 1,335
Indo-Aryan languages 30,075 15,245 14,830 1,850 995 860
Bengali 8,080 4,010 4,075 250 135 115
Gujarati 3,805 1,845 1,965 100 60 35
Hindi 1,485 765 720 310 190 120
Kashmiri 5 5 0 5 5 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 0 0
Marathi 80 40 35 30 15 15
Nepali 260 120 135 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,775 4,650 4,125 250 125 125
Sindhi 135 65 70 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 345 175 170 95 45 50
Urdu 7,070 3,560 3,515 340 175 165
Iranian languages 19,580 9,655 9,915 960 475 480
Kurdish 395 210 185 85 50 40
Pashto 875 435 440 45 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 18,305 9,015 9,290 825 405 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 80 60 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 146,670 69,415 77,255 1,240 595 645
Catalan 90 40 45 5 0 0
Italian 32,365 14,310 18,055 165 70 85
Portuguese 14,570 6,930 7,640 195 90 105
Romanian 22,945 11,215 11,725 70 35 35
Spanish 76,680 36,900 39,775 810 390 420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 5 0 0
Japanese 875 360 520 110 35 70
Kartvelian languages 75 40 35 0 0 0
Georgian 75 40 35 0 0 0
Korean 3,400 1,560 1,835 710 330 385
Mongolic languages 140 70 75 0 0 0
Mongolian 140 70 75 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 4,575 2,190 2,385 165 80 85
Akan (Twi) 440 210 230 10 0 10
Bamanankan 220 120 100 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ewe 95 40 55 15 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 440 210 235 0 0 0
Ga 15 10 10 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 5 5 0 5
Igbo 10 5 10 15 5 5
Lingala 480 200 285 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 470 215 250 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 335 140 195 15 10 10
Shona 20 5 15 0 0 0
Swahili 380 190 195 60 30 35
Wolof 775 415 355 0 0 0
Yoruba 40 25 20 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 835 400 430 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 55 30 25 35 20 20
Dinka 0 0 0 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 25 10 15
Sign languages 1,050 590 460 285 145 140
American Sign Language 70 35 35 110 55 60
Quebec Sign Language 455 230 225 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 530 325 200 175 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 56,635 27,025 29,605 4,550 2,345 2,200
Chinese languages 56,510 26,965 29,545 4,545 2,345 2,200
Cantonese 17,330 8,200 9,130 640 335 310
Hakka 155 75 80 5 0 0
Mandarin 34,295 16,475 17,820 3,410 1,740 1,675
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,780 810 970 45 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 755 345 415 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,160 1,045 1,115 415 235 180
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 120 60 60 5 0 5
Burmese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 65 35 30 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 2,045 990 1,060 55 20 35
Lao 1,875 920 955 0 0 0
Thai 170 70 100 55 15 35
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 4,795 2,380 2,415 215 110 105
Azerbaijani 95 40 50 5 5 0
Turkish 4,420 2,200 2,220 140 70 75
Uyghur 130 70 65 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 45 45 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 30 0 5 0
Uralic languages 1,885 825 1,055 75 35 40
Estonian 30 10 15 5 5 5
Finnish 40 20 25 15 10 5
Hungarian 1,815 800 1,015 55 25 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 105 60 45 5 0 0
Multiple responses 269,125 131,305 137,820 11,540 5,715 5,825
English and French 60,730 30,695 30,030 2,180 995 1,185
English and non-official language 50,935 24,565 26,370 8,970 4,515 4,450
French and non-official language 118,985 56,730 62,255 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 38,480 19,310 19,165 315 155 160
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 4,053,360 1,982,260 2,071,100 912,295 442,470 469,825
None 3,138,775 1,528,660 1,610,115 861,780 418,525 443,260
English 313,765 159,265 154,495 17,005 8,480 8,525
French 247,580 122,255 125,325 16,390 7,210 9,175
Non-official language 274,120 132,890 141,230 16,275 7,850 8,420
Aboriginal 385 150 235 2,135 930 1,205
Non-Aboriginal 273,730 132,745 140,990 14,135 6,920 7,220
English and French 33,020 16,620 16,400 150 70 80
English and non-official language 23,200 11,400 11,800 220 105 115
French and non-official language 21,615 10,500 11,110 470 230 245
English, French and non-official language 1,295 660 630 5 5 0
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 4,009,790 1,966,705 2,043,090 908,340 440,730 467,605
Official languages 3,946,685 1,941,955 2,004,730 905,700 439,525 466,180
English 2,500,590 1,285,835 1,214,755 905,020 439,215 465,805
French 3,663,310 1,799,755 1,863,560 95,740 42,150 53,585
Non-official languages 1,332,070 642,340 689,730 64,100 31,380 32,725
Aboriginal languages 1,065 505 565 5,645 2,685 2,960
Algonquian languages 410 235 180 5,575 2,635 2,935
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 335 165 170 20 15 10
Atikamekw 20 10 10 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 100 50 45 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 70 45 25 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 10 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 130 50 80 10 10 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 35 30 10 5,550 2,625 2,920
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 30 30 10 5,540 2,625 2,920
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 40 30 10 10 0 10
Algonquin 35 25 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 10 0 10 0 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 15 15 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 10 10 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 10 10 0 10 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 450 155 295 35 25 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 405 145 270 30 15 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 0 10 0
Iroquoian languages 180 115 65 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 175 115 60 10 10 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 0 10
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,331,075 641,870 689,200 58,490 28,715 29,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 271,775 141,620 130,150 10,730 5,745 4,985
Berber languages 24,835 13,075 11,760 25 15 15
Kabyle 14,590 7,710 6,880 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10,385 5,435 4,950 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,105 535 570 155 65 95
Bilen 30 20 15 20 15 10
Oromo 30 20 0 40 15 20
Somali 1,040 490 550 75 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 20 10 10
Semitic languages 259,135 134,960 124,175 10,635 5,715 4,925
Amharic 980 470 510 260 135 120
Arabic 241,000 125,545 115,455 9,685 5,185 4,500
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 165 85 80 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hebrew 17,705 9,290 8,415 630 370 260
Maltese 20 0 10 25 0 25
Tigrigna 360 165 195 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 165 80 85 40 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 615 315 300 15 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 42,285 20,135 22,150 575 260 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,535 5,000 5,535 15 0 10
Vietnamese 32,090 15,315 16,780 555 255 300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 29,150 11,030 18,120 3,035 1,275 1,760
Bikol 105 50 55 10 0 10
Cebuano 915 315 600 185 80 100
Fijian 10 0 10 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 500 180 315 45 20 30
Ilocano 2,450 875 1,575 70 20 55
Malagasy 1,450 680 770 10 0 0
Malay 985 420 565 80 25 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 195 100 100 10 10 0
Pangasinan 55 15 35 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 25,560 9,430 16,135 2,835 1,195 1,635
Waray-Waray 45 10 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 415 200 215 35 15 20
Creole languages 108,785 48,755 60,040 360 185 175
Haitian Creole 4,400 2,020 2,375 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 102,510 45,840 56,670 120 60 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,470 1,185 1,280 210 115 100
Dravidian languages 18,510 9,380 9,125 1,365 785 580
Kannada 395 200 195 75 45 35
Malayalam 485 275 210 560 310 250
Tamil 17,130 8,610 8,520 450 260 190
Telugu 890 520 370 350 215 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 751,240 360,635 390,595 30,820 15,070 15,755
Albanian 2,880 1,460 1,420 405 185 215
Armenian 19,925 9,575 10,350 80 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 75,250 35,075 40,175 4,095 1,935 2,160
Baltic languages 940 415 525 110 35 80
Latvian 275 110 165 50 15 35
Lithuanian 665 300 360 55 15 40
Slavic languages 74,470 34,735 39,740 4,010 1,910 2,105
Belarusan 310 130 180 10 0 10
Bosnian 580 275 310 145 60 80
Bulgarian 6,785 3,315 3,475 75 35 35
Croatian 2,800 1,380 1,425 275 105 165
Czech 1,665 765 900 210 95 110
Macedonian 235 105 130 90 55 30
Polish 15,340 6,880 8,465 900 410 490
Russian 42,245 20,025 22,220 1,945 970 970
Serbian 2,430 1,135 1,295 180 85 95
Serbo-Croatian 985 435 545 115 70 50
Slovak 1,235 595 645 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 900 445 460 35 10 20
Ukrainian 8,040 3,440 4,595 425 180 245
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 70 0 0 0
Celtic languages 375 220 155 1,070 495 580
Scottish Gaelic 105 60 40 910 400 505
Welsh 65 35 35 35 25 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 215 125 85 155 80 75
Germanic languages 47,450 23,730 23,720 9,225 4,490 4,740
Afrikaans 300 195 105 320 140 175
Danish 590 285 305 235 125 110
Dutch 3,380 1,780 1,600 2,105 935 1,165
Frisian 0 10 0 60 30 30
German 30,070 15,095 14,975 6,335 3,180 3,155
Icelandic 100 60 35 100 40 60
Norwegian 355 170 185 150 105 40
Swedish 1,235 600 635 245 115 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 510 175 335 20 10 15
Yiddish 12,340 6,195 6,140 30 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 175 75 105 125 45 85
Greek 49,445 24,590 24,860 1,315 670 645
Indo-Iranian languages 87,330 44,890 42,440 6,535 3,635 2,900
Indo-Aryan languages 56,910 29,560 27,350 4,935 2,790 2,140
Bengali 12,600 6,470 6,135 625 350 275
Gujarati 7,830 3,805 4,025 240 150 90
Hindi 14,950 7,950 6,995 2,270 1,300 975
Kashmiri 50 30 15 15 0 10
Konkani 145 75 75 15 15 0
Marathi 460 240 220 135 85 45
Nepali 355 190 165 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 50 30 20 20 10 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,580 9,550 8,030 1,010 570 445
Sindhi 470 225 245 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,285 595 690 245 125 120
Urdu 15,920 8,370 7,550 1,090 660 425
Iranian languages 31,700 15,960 15,740 1,625 865 755
Kurdish 980 510 475 185 110 75
Pashto 1,630 900 725 85 55 30
Persian (Farsi) 29,530 14,835 14,695 1,385 725 660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 625 335 290 75 40 35
Italic (Romance) languages 497,655 234,820 262,835 9,365 4,270 5,100
Catalan 695 420 270 15 10 10
Italian 161,770 78,465 83,305 1,665 845 820
Portuguese 45,620 22,935 22,685 910 480 430
Romanian 39,265 18,875 20,390 240 140 105
Spanish 280,030 128,635 151,400 6,990 3,020 3,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 335 225 115 70 55 20
Japanese 5,465 2,505 2,955 865 335 530
Kartvelian languages 200 105 100 0 0 0
Georgian 200 100 95 0 10 0
Korean 5,795 2,645 3,150 1,530 685 850
Mongolic languages 235 115 115 10 0 10
Mongolian 235 115 120 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 37,280 18,580 18,700 1,340 715 620
Akan (Twi) 1,715 900 815 65 40 30
Bamanankan 1,805 935 865 10 10 10
Edo 170 85 85 10 10 0
Ewe 975 615 360 80 50 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,730 1,420 1,310 10 10 0
Ga 285 150 140 30 15 20
Ganda 55 25 35 60 15 40
Igbo 240 155 85 70 45 30
Lingala 7,670 3,435 4,235 30 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,235 1,045 1,185 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,955 880 1,075 130 65 65
Shona 130 60 70 65 40 35
Swahili 4,240 2,070 2,170 370 200 175
Wolof 4,815 2,570 2,245 35 15 20
Yoruba 700 375 320 250 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 12,690 6,510 6,180 300 175 130
Nilo-Saharan languages 325 185 140 50 30 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 330 190 140 45 30 10
Sign languages 4,320 1,715 2,610 1,605 555 1,045
American Sign Language 465 170 295 795 235 555
Quebec Sign Language 2,545 905 1,635 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,470 680 785 815 325 495
Sino-Tibetan languages 83,535 39,325 44,205 7,135 3,615 3,515
Chinese languages 83,340 39,220 44,125 7,115 3,610 3,500
Cantonese 30,500 14,230 16,270 1,555 730 820
Hakka 525 230 295 45 25 25
Mandarin 54,180 25,145 29,040 5,435 2,720 2,710
Min Dong 15 0 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,030 1,790 2,240 195 75 120
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,185 520 670 60 35 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,300 2,100 2,200 575 340 245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 40 50 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 215 125 85 20 10 15
Burmese 75 45 35 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 45 35 10 20 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 6,170 2,915 3,250 240 110 130
Lao 5,085 2,490 2,595 20 0 10
Thai 1,700 680 1,015 220 100 120
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 11,490 5,725 5,760 620 320 300
Azerbaijani 450 235 215 20 20 0
Turkish 10,555 5,275 5,275 480 225 255
Uyghur 235 110 125 15 0 10
Uzbek 195 85 110 105 60 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 195 100 100 10 10 0
Uralic languages 6,965 3,215 3,750 430 200 230
Estonian 125 50 70 50 25 20
Finnish 370 145 225 120 55 70
Hungarian 6,475 3,020 3,455 255 115 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,445 825 625 75 40 35

Data quality: Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.3%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.7%

Data quality: Nova Scotia [Province]

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Nova Scotia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 28, 2024).

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